Take one look at the Dodgers’ pitching staff and you’ll see plenty of guys with postseason experience. Clayton Kershaw has more than 190 playoff innings under his belt. Blake Snell helped pitch a team to the World Series. Blake Treinen’s been in two World Series-winning bullpens. Heck, even Yoshinobu Yamamoto experienced 18 2/3 postseason innings last year on the Dodgers’ quest to win a World Series title.
But according to one former MLB general manager writing for The Athletic (subscription required), their X-factor this postseason could be Jack Dreyer, a relief pitcher who is in his first major league season.